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Aaron Glenn

Aaron Devone Glenn (born July 16, 1972) is an American professional football coach and former cornerback who is the head coach for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as the defensive coordinator for the Detroit Lions from 2021 to 2024, the defensive backs coach for the New Orleans Saints from 2016 to 2020, and as an assistant coach for the Cleveland Browns from 2014 to 2015. Glenn played 15 seasons in the NFL. During his playing time, Glenn played for the New York Jets, Houston Texans, Dallas Cowboys, Jacksonville Jaguars, and New Orleans Saints. He played college football for the Texas A&M Aggies. His younger brother Jason Glenn played in the NFL from 2001 to 2006, with the Jets, Dolphins, and Vikings, and the two brothers were teammates during Jason's rookie season.

Infobox

Title
Head coach
Born
(1972-07-16) July 16, 1972 (age 53)Humble, Texas, U.S.
Height
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight
183 lb (83 kg)
High school
Nimitz (Houston, Texas)
College
Navarro (1990–1991)Texas A&M (1992–1993)
NFL draft
1994: 1st round, 12th overall pick
Expansion draft
2002: 1st round, 3rd overall pick
Position
Defensive back, No. 31, 26
Total tackles
639
Forced fumbles
5
Fumble recoveries
7
Interceptions
41
Return yards
2,697
Total touchdowns
8
Regular season
3–9 (.250)

Tables

Pre-draft measurables · Playing career › National Football League
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Height
mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- 5 ft 8+1⁄2 in(1.74 m)
Weight
184 lb(83 kg)
Arm length
30 in(0.76 m)
Hand span
8+7⁄8 in(0.23 m)
40-yard dash
4.39 s
Vertical jump
40.0 in(1.02 m)
Bench press
9 reps
All values from NFL Combine
All values from NFL Combine
Height
All values from NFL Combine
Height
Weight
Arm length
Hand span
40-yard dash
Vertical jump
Bench press
mw- .mw- 5 ft 8+1⁄2 in(1.74 m)
184 lb(83 kg)
30 in(0.76 m)
8+7⁄8 in(0.23 m)
4.39 s
40.0 in(1.02 m)
9 reps
All values from NFL Combine
· NFL career statistics
Cmb
Cmb
Year
Cmb
Team
Solo
GP
Ast
Tackles
Sck
Tackles
FF
Tackles
FR
Tackles
Yds
Fumbles
Int
Fumbles
Yds
Fumbles
Avg
Interceptions
Lng
Interceptions
TD
Interceptions
PD
1994
1994
Year
1994
Team
NYJ
GP
15
Tackles
66
Tackles
56
Tackles
10
Tackles
0.0
Fumbles
2
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
9
1995
1995
Year
1995
Team
NYJ
GP
16
Tackles
50
Tackles
40
Tackles
10
Tackles
0.0
Fumbles
1
Fumbles
1
Fumbles
0
Interceptions
1
Interceptions
17
Interceptions
17
Interceptions
17
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
15
1996
1996
Year
1996
Team
NYJ
GP
16
Tackles
42
Tackles
36
Tackles
6
Tackles
0.0
Fumbles
1
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Interceptions
4
Interceptions
113
Interceptions
28
Interceptions
100
Interceptions
2
Interceptions
13
1997
1997
Year
1997
Team
NYJ
GP
16
Tackles
65
Tackles
54
Tackles
11
Tackles
0.0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Interceptions
1
Interceptions
5
Interceptions
5
Interceptions
5
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
11
1998
1998
Year
1998
Team
NYJ
GP
13
Tackles
48
Tackles
47
Tackles
1
Tackles
0.0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Interceptions
6
Interceptions
23
Interceptions
4
Interceptions
26
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
11
1999
1999
Year
1999
Team
NYJ
GP
16
Tackles
51
Tackles
46
Tackles
5
Tackles
0.0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
1
Fumbles
0
Interceptions
3
Interceptions
20
Interceptions
7
Interceptions
12
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
11
2000
2000
Year
2000
Team
NYJ
GP
16
Tackles
37
Tackles
28
Tackles
9
Tackles
0.0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Interceptions
4
Interceptions
34
Interceptions
9
Interceptions
34
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
14
2001
2001
Year
2001
Team
NYJ
GP
13
Tackles
33
Tackles
27
Tackles
6
Tackles
0.0
Fumbles
1
Fumbles
1
Fumbles
0
Interceptions
5
Interceptions
82
Interceptions
16
Interceptions
60
Interceptions
1
Interceptions
14
2002
2002
Year
2002
Team
HOU
GP
16
Tackles
67
Tackles
56
Tackles
11
Tackles
1.0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Interceptions
5
Interceptions
181
Interceptions
36
Interceptions
70
Interceptions
2
Interceptions
18
2003
2003
Year
2003
Team
HOU
GP
11
Tackles
35
Tackles
29
Tackles
6
Tackles
0.0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Interceptions
1
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
12
2004
2004
Year
2004
Team
HOU
GP
16
Tackles
63
Tackles
55
Tackles
8
Tackles
0.0
Fumbles
1
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Interceptions
5
Interceptions
40
Interceptions
8
Interceptions
23
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
14
2005
2005
Year
2005
Team
DAL
GP
16
Tackles
32
Tackles
29
Tackles
3
Tackles
0.0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Interceptions
4
Interceptions
10
Interceptions
3
Interceptions
10
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
13
2006
2006
Year
2006
Team
DAL
GP
16
Tackles
22
Tackles
20
Tackles
2
Tackles
0.0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Interceptions
1
Interceptions
7
Interceptions
7
Interceptions
7
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
6
2007
2007
Year
2007
Team
JAX
GP
5
Tackles
15
Tackles
13
Tackles
2
Tackles
0.0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Interceptions
1
Interceptions
28
Interceptions
28
Interceptions
28
Interceptions
1
Interceptions
1
2008
2008
Year
2008
Team
NO
GP
4
Tackles
8
Tackles
7
Tackles
1
Tackles
0.0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
1
Career
Career
Year
Career
Team
205
GP
634
Tackles
543
Tackles
91
Tackles
1.0
Tackles
6
Fumbles
3
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
41
Interceptions
560
Interceptions
13.7
Interceptions
100
Interceptions
6
Interceptions
163
Year
Team
GP
Tackles
Fumbles
Interceptions
Cmb
Solo
Ast
Sck
FF
FR
Yds
Int
Yds
Avg
Lng
TD
PD
1994
NYJ
15
66
56
10
0.0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
9
1995
NYJ
16
50
40
10
0.0
1
1
0
1
17
17
17
0
15
1996
NYJ
16
42
36
6
0.0
1
0
0
4
113
28
100
2
13
1997
NYJ
16
65
54
11
0.0
0
0
0
1
5
5
5
0
11
1998
NYJ
13
48
47
1
0.0
0
0
0
6
23
4
26
0
11
1999
NYJ
16
51
46
5
0.0
0
1
0
3
20
7
12
0
11
2000
NYJ
16
37
28
9
0.0
0
0
0
4
34
9
34
0
14
2001
NYJ
13
33
27
6
0.0
1
1
0
5
82
16
60
1
14
2002
HOU
16
67
56
11
1.0
0
0
0
5
181
36
70
2
18
2003
HOU
11
35
29
6
0.0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
12
2004
HOU
16
63
55
8
0.0
1
0
0
5
40
8
23
0
14
2005
DAL
16
32
29
3
0.0
0
0
0
4
10
3
10
0
13
2006
DAL
16
22
20
2
0.0
0
0
0
1
7
7
7
0
6
2007
JAX
5
15
13
2
0.0
0
0
0
1
28
28
28
1
1
2008
NO
4
8
7
1
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Career
205
634
543
91
1.0
6
3
0
41
560
13.7
100
6
163
· Head coaching record
Won
Won
Team
Won
Year
Lost
Regular season
Ties
Regular season
Win %
Regular season
Finish
Regular season
Won
Regular season
Lost
Postseason
Win %
Postseason
Result
NYJ
NYJ
Team
NYJ
Year
2025
Regular season
3
Regular season
9
Regular season
0
Regular season
250
Regular season
TBD in AFC East
Postseason
—
Postseason
—
Postseason
—
Postseason
—
Total
Total
Team
Total
Year
3
Regular season
9
Regular season
0
Regular season
250
Regular season
0
Postseason
0
Postseason
000
Team
Year
Regular season
Postseason
Won
Lost
Ties
Win %
Finish
Won
Lost
Win %
Result
NYJ
2025
3
9
0
250
TBD in AFC East
—
—
—
—
Total
3
9
0
250
0
0
000

References

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    https://www.houstontexans.com/news/glenn-retires-as-a-texan-2662514
  2. Humble Area Football League
    https://www.humblefootball.org/page/show/2497841-hall-of-fame
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    https://cw39.com/sports/the-big-game/former-nimitz-texas-am-star-aaron-glenn-agrees-to-be-jets-new-head-coach-source-says/
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    https://www.chicagotribune.com/1990/02/15/college-football-letters-of-intent/
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    https://www.houstonchronicle.com/texas-sports-nation/college/article/aaron-glenn-detroit-lions-head-ooach-candidate-18622967.php
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    https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/texas-sports-nation/college/article/Saints-staff-chock-full-of-former-Texas-AM-Aggies-13539789.php
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    https://www.houstontexans.com/news/glenn-relishes-ambassador-role-3014745
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    https://www.houstontexans.com/news/texans-release-glenn-2674842
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